Offshore
Atlantico leads Petrobras drillship bids
Petrobras has approved the qualification of all seven bidders on its multi-billion dollar tender aimed at contracting up to 28 deep-water drilling rigs to be built in Brazil. The Brazilian oil giant requested participants to obtain endorsements of...
2010-11-26 08:03:57
Yangzijiang enters offshore market
China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding which was just listed in Taiwan recently announced that it would cooperate with its subsidiary company whose name was New Yangzi Shipbuilding to establish a joint company. The investment reached $40m. The new co...
2010-11-25 10:40:34
Shipbuilders eye Yamal LNG
Russia's state-owned corporation, which includes a number of big Russian shipyards, among them the Sevmash and Zvezdochka yards in Severodvinsk, plans to bid for several contracts in the Yamal LNG project, company director Igor Ryabov told RBC.ru. ...
2010-11-25 07:35:56
Chinese offshore: Troubled by finance shortage
Currently the offshore plant is regarded as the focus for most enterprises in post-crisis time. However, China’s finance support for offshore industry is very limited. Most Chinese banks which entered ship finance don’t involve offshore finance a...
2010-11-24 10:26:04
Petrobras seeks partners for drillships
Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) is seeking partners to create a holding company to spend more than $20 billion on ordering 28 oil drillships, Chief Financial Officer Almir Barbassa said. Petrobras will hold 5 percent to 10 ...
2010-11-24 08:44:33
DryShips inks drillship options
DryShips has lined up a $2.4bn drillship order on a bet that newbuilding prices have bottomed out. The Nasdaq-listed owner says it has penned a series of options to build up to four ultra-deepwater drillships at a "major" South Korean shipyard, a...
2010-11-24 07:24:48
Korean WIG's first test flight
The commercial model of Wing In Ground effect ship (WIG), which combines the advantages of a ship and an aircraft, successfully made the first test sailing on November 18th in the city of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, Korea, attracting attentions as ...
2010-11-23 08:51:42
US firm to order expedition cruiseships
Florida-based shipmanager International Shipping Partners (ISP) aims to kick-start talks soon with shipyards in Europe and Asia for a fleet of upscale expedition cruiseships. Company president and chief executive Niels-Erik Lund says it has Europ...
2010-11-23 07:29:11
Big3 win $12bn offshore plants
Korea’s big three shipbuilding companies - Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) – have seen the new orders for offshore plants exceed $12bn in total since the begin...
2010-11-22 08:59:14
Confidence in new orders
Korea's shipbuilders are lifting their confidence in new orders for next year. Actually, recovery in Korean shipbuilding industry is emerging faster than expected after the severe drought in new orders last year. One senior officials of Korean sh...
2010-11-22 08:36:45
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